Male Reproductive Vocab Flashcards
(37 cards)
thyroid function test (TFT)
tests that determine how well the thyroid is functioning
Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL)
blood test that screens for syphilis
ablation
removal or destruction of a body part
antibiotics
drugs used to fight o prevents bacterial infections and STIs
circumcision
surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
cryosurgery
surgical procedure infected or abnormal cells or tissues are frozen to destroy or remove them
eletrocautery
electric current used to destroy or burn tissue
erectile dysfunction drugs
Drugs that increase the flow of blood into the penis so that, when a man is sexually stimulated, he can achieve an erection.
hormone therapy
Use of supplemental hormones to treat a hormone deficiency
orchiectomy
Surgical removal of one or both testes
orchiopexy
Surgical procedure to move an undescended testis into the scrotum.
prostatecomy
surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland
radiation therapy
use of radiation to fight cancer in the body
orchioplasty
surgical repair of the testis
balanitis
inflammation of the glans of the penis
spermatogenesis
sperm formation
cryptorchidism
condition of the testis bein hidden
epididymitis
inflammation of the epididymis and testis
balanocele
hernia of glans penis
orchidectomy
surgical removal of a testis
oligospermia
abnormally low number of sperm
pyelonephritis
pertaining to the prostate gland
vasectomy
surgical procedure to remove part of the vas deferens
spemolytic
pertaining to the breakdown of sperm
